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The World Cup is here, so we brought in two soccer experts to answer some of the big questions.

Which matches will be the most exciting? Is it soccer or football? What the heck is a “drone scoreboard?”

Sounder at Heart Co-Owner Jeremiah Oshan and KUOW’s Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.

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Sound Transit lays out next steps on the plan to eventually reach Ballard, Seattle braces for a heatwave, and fans of Mexico's national soccer team turn out at watch parties in Seattle.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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We are days away from the first men’s World Cup match in Seattle. Not months, not weeks, DAYS.

It’s finally time for kickoff. Are you ready? 

Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here to tell you what you need to know, and how you can get in the spirit.

Read more on events from the local organizing committee here.

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Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, Denny Blaine nude beach trial nears the end, and King County's food safety ratings are back online.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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King County Executive Girmay Zahilay will give the state of the County today.

Patricia Murphy sat down with him last Saturday for a live interview at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

There, she asked him about some of the issues facing King County and how he plans to address them.

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Seattle City Council votes to ban new data centers for one year, Gov. Ferguson calls for statewide ban on phones in schools, and UW will test GLP-1 medications to treat alcohol addiction.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices.

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Seattle will lose one of its most decorated athletes to Detroit, Mayor Katie Wilson talks about the future of surveillance cameras in Seattle after the World Cup, and a feature story about a ballot initiative targeting girls who are transgender who want to play sports.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Seattle’s story is rich and historian Paul Dorpat was a big part of sharing it. 

We’ll take a look at his life and legacy with Seattle Times Now & Then co-columnist Clay Eals.

Read Paul Dorpat's obituary by Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals here.

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom

First, residents of North Seattle along Aurora Avenue are on edge, after a recent surge of gun violence in a neighborhood that has been a longtime hotspot for human trafficking. City officials say they’re working urgently to close streets and assign police patrols

Next, the latest from the paper mill disaster in Longview, where earlier this week, the names were released of the 11 people who died. The scope of the tragedy has sparked concerns about the lasting impact on this Southwest Washington town.

Next, students and families in Bothell have been pushing back against a decision to not renew the contract of a popular school resource officer.

And finally, typically when you spot a great blue heron in western Washington, you see one flying or fishing alone. In Redmond a huge group of herons have picked a place to nest - in an unusual spot.

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